Mistreatment of Police Officers in Mirebalais, SYNAPOHA Raises the Alarm

MIREBALAIS, Haiti.— In a public statement released on June 7, the National Union of Haitian Police Officers denounces the inhumane conditions, as they are judged, of police officers on mission in Mirebalais. Outraged by this treatment unworthy of the sacrifice of the brave, the union denounces the institutional abandonment of police officers by the high command.

According to SYNAPOHA, the officers are left to their own devices, even as they face an intensification of insecurity. “They have received no adequate logistical support… they must rely solely on the solidarity of residents for their subsistence,” the union stated.

“A police officer should not be a beggar in their own country,” the union added, highlighting the urgent need to improve working conditions, particularly in terms of housing, food, and administrative assistance.

The union threatened to undertake protest actions to demand concrete measures. “Police officers, on the front lines against gangs, are treated as poor relatives, while considerable financial resources are supposedly allocated to security without tangible results,” SYNAPOHA concluded.

The union of Haitian police officers demands the improvement of working conditions for law enforcement officers and the necessary support to ensure the protection of those who sacrifice themselves to protect and serve the population.

Jean Mapou